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Many of those secondary sources contain valuable information. That you read some stuff in the original doesn't make you more of a philosopher! Probably that a
by alimw 10y ago
Many of those secondary sources contain valuable information. That you read some stuff in the original doesn't make you more of a philosopher! Probably that appellation should be reserved for those who have made an original contribution.
- Mendenhall 10y agoAgreed that many of those secondary sources can cointain valuable information. Heck dumpsters can contain valuable information. I also agree that reading some stuff in the original doesnt make me more of a philosopher. I dont think reading anything makes one a philosopher actually. As for the appellation, thats something the bores worry about. There are people dead and gone who never wrote a word or were studied and they were more of a philosopher than many. I define a philosopher as someone who is correct, the ones who arent are just fools.